Innovative communities : people-centred approaches to environmental management in the Asia-Pacific region / edited by Jerry Velasquez [and others].

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9781461903543

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Innovative communities : people-centred approaches to environmental management in the Asia-Pacific region / edited by Jerry Velasquez [and others].

Author:

Velasquez, Jerry.

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1 online resource (xvii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps

Contents:

Introduction and overview / Jerry Velasquez, Makiko Yashiro, Susan Yoshimura and Izumi Ono -- Community innovation for sustainable development : concepts and approaches -- Local to global connections : community involvement and sustainability / Diane Warburton and Susan Yoshimura -- Being innovative, against the odds / Charles Landry -- Mainstreaming innovative approaches to sustainable urban environmental management in Asia -- Nathaniel von Einsiedel -- Case studies from the Asia-Pacific region -- Natural resource management -- From hunting to sustainable use : a pashtun tribal group's innovations, Northern Balochistan, Pakistan / Luc Bellon -- Highland encounters: building new partnerships for conservation and sustainable development in the Yangtze River headwaters, the heart of the Tibetan plateau, China / J. Marc Foggin -- Tourism -- Sustainable tourism planning and management in Klong Khwang, Thailand / Walter Jamieson and Pawinee Sunalai -- Mangrove conservation through ecotourism development by the Bobongko people in the Togean Islands, Indonesia / Sundjaya -- Forest management -- Innovative community-led sustainable forest resource conservation and management in Baybay, Leyte, the Philippines / Victor B. Asio and Marlito Jose M. Bande -- Waste management -- Waste management activities in Nagoya City, Japan : local government and community partnerships / Teruhiko Yoshimura and Rika Kato -- People, partnership and profits in managing solid waste in Guimaras, the Philippines / Andrew C. Farncombe, Francis E. Gentoral and Evan Anthony Arias -- Water management -- Integrated catchment management in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Basin, Australia / Amit Chanan -- Water management in Rajasthan, India : making a difference / Darryl Romesh D'Monte -- Conclusion : critical elements for achieving community innovation / Makiko Yashiro -- Index.

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Subject Term:

Sustainable development -- Asia.

Sustainable development -- Pacific Area.

Environmental management -- Asia.

Environmental management -- Pacific Area.

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Velasquez, Jerry.

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Publication Date:

2005

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Summary

This book looks at nine case studies from the Asia-Pacific region where communities are adopting innovative methods to address complex and unpredictable environmental problems. The solutions often require new cultures, institutions, and governance structures, as well as dramatic changes in people's perceptions, attitudes, roles, and behaviors. The authors examine environmental initiatives within the region, including natural resource management, eco-tourism, forest management, solid waste management, and water management. The book offers a rich balance of perspectives from experts in community development, urban planning, and local environmental management, as well as community leaders, local government officials, journalists, non-governmental organization representatives, and academics.

Author Notes

Jerry Velasquez is a program specialist at the United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi, Kenya. Makiko Yashiro is a research associate at the UNU Global Environment Information Centre. Susan Yoshimura is a researcher in leadership and environmental governance, and a former campaigner at Greenpeace Japan. Izumi Ono is a program associate at the UNU Global Environment Information Centre.

Jerry Velasquez and Makiko Yashiro and Susan Yoshimura and Izumi OnoDiane Warburton and Susan YoshimuraCharles LandryNathaniel von EinsiedelLuc BellonJ. Marc FogginWalter Jamieson and Pawinee SunalaiSundjayaVictor B. Asio and Marlito Jose M. BandeTeruhiko Yoshimura and Rika KatoAndrew C. Farncombe and Francis E. Gentoral and Evan Anthony AriasAmit ChananDarryl Romesh D'MonteMakiko Yashiro

List of tables	p. viii
List of figures	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Acknowledgements	p. xiv
About the editors	p. xv
List of contributors	p. xvi
1 Introduction and overview	p. 1
Part I Community innovation for sustainable development: Concepts and approaches	p. 17
2 Local to global connections: Community involvement and sustainability	p. 19
3 Being innovative, against the odds	p. 46
4 Mainstreaming innovative approaches to sustainable urban environmental management in Asia	p. 80
Part II Case studies from the Asia-Pacific region	p. 107
Natural resource management
5 From hunting to sustainable use: A Pashtun tribal group's innovations, northern Balochistan, Pakistan	p. 109
6 Highland encounters: Building new partnerships for conservation and sustainable development in the Yangtze River headwaters, the heart of the Tibetan plateau, China	p. 131
Tourism
7 Sustainable tourism planning and management in Klong Khwang, Thailand	p. 158
8 Mangrove conservation through ecotourism development by the Bobongko people in the Togean Islands, Indonesia	p. 182
Forest management
9 Innovative community-led sustainable forest resource conservation and management in Baybay, Leyte, the Philippines	p. 204
Waste management
10 Waste management activities in Nagoya City, Japan: Local government and community partnerships	p. 225
11 People, partnership and profits in managing solid waste in Guimaras, the Philippines	p. 245
Water management
12 Integrated catchment management in the Hawkesbury-Nepean basin, Australia	p. 273
13 Water management in Rajasthan, India: Making a difference	p. 292
14 Conclusion: Critical elements for achieving community innovation	p. 309
Index	p. 334

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